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S. 598 117th Congress Senate

Public Housing Emergency Response Act

Official title: A bill to authorize additional monies to the Public Housing Capital Fund of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 4, 2021 Introduced by: Elizabeth Warren Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov
Housing and Community Development Housing and community development fundingPublic housingState and local government operations
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 24, 2021
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held.
Mar 4, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Mar 4, 2021
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action June 24, 2021

Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Public Housing Emergency Response Act

This bill authorizes additional assistance from the Public Housing Capital Fund to public housing agencies based upon capital need as determined by the agencies' most recent Physical Needs Assessment.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • S 679 Identical bill Public Housing Emergency Response Act
  • HR 235 Public Housing Emergency Response Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Democratic 8 Independent 1
D
Murphy, Christopher
Connecticut · Aug 2, 2021
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Mar 18, 2021
 D
Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Mar 4, 2021
 D
Booker, Cory A.
New Jersey · Mar 4, 2021
 D
Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Mar 4, 2021
 D
Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · Mar 4, 2021
 D
Murray, Patty
Washington · Mar 4, 2021
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Mar 4, 2021
 D
Smith, Tina
Minnesota · Mar 4, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 598: Public Housing Emergency Response Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-598/
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"S. 598: Public Housing Emergency Response Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-598/.
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S. 598, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-598/.
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